2025 CAPTAINS GOBLETS
A thank you from our Captain and the Executive for playing in the Captain’s Goblets Competition at Deane Golf Club.
The field of 56 players was excellent to see.
The new layout at Deane proved tricky for some, but clearly to the liking of many of you, with some excellent sub-par scoring and many a card play off to decide the prizes.
Some tough pin positions on the short holes yielded only two 2’s: Howard Preston on the short 13th and John Howard saving his best till the last with a 2 on the 18th.
Congratulations to them and to our overall winners: John McKenna (Regent Park) and current Captain of Dunscar Norman Guy, who won on a card play off with 41 points. Thanks to John for returning for the presentation a couple of hours after they finished their game
Well Done to last year’s winner, Howard Preston (Hart Common) and his partner this year Les Clough (Deane) who just missed out on the CPO, coming a very close second. Great effort by Howard to retain the title.
3rd place was a keenly contested affair, with many teams having 40 points. Local man, Gary Mather (Deane) with partner Paul Wright (Great Lever & Farnworth) ultimately winning the CPO for this prize, with a strong back 9 of 23 points. Well done.
Captain Andy Mills, John Howard
Captain Andy Mills
John Maybury, Graeme Whyte
Brian Stebbings, Paul Wright
Aiden Murphy, Bob Fraser
Stephen Sherborne, Doug Hayes
Colin Sherborne, Andre Boudin
John Blackburn, John Simpkin
Howard Preston, Les Clough
Brett Ross, Howard Battersby
Winners
1960 Dunscar A. Astle (Westhoughton) & H. Roscoe (Great Lever)
1961 Deane W. Calvert (Old Links) & A. Bailey (Old Links)
1962 Breightmet J.H. Openshaw (Old Links) & J. Booth (Turton)
1963 Great Lever H. Appleton (Turton) & K.L. Jones (Horwich)
1964 Hindley Hall W. Calvert (Old Links) & R. Fletcher (Dunscar)
1965 Westhoughton J. Burtonwood (Great Lever) & B. Vose (Dunscar)
1966 Old Links N. Woods & G.H. Hinchliffe (Breightmet)
1967 Dunscar J.B. Heaton & G.H. Hinchliffe (Breightmet)
1968 Horwich N. Gibson & F.G. Leigh
1969 Deane F. Brogden (Harwood) & J.B. Heaton
1970 Hindley T.D. Abbott (Hindley Hall) & S.H. Widdowson
1971 Westhoughton F. Glover (Westhoughton) & H. Ramsden
1972 Great Lever S. Galway (Harwood) & K. Briars (Bolton)
1973 Harwood H. Best (Horwich) & G. Jones (Horwich)
1974 Breightmet F. Glover (Westhoughton) & T. Smethurst (Chorley)
1975 Old Links K. Taylor (Regent Park) & K. Briars (Bolton)
1976 Chorley F. Glover (Westhoughton) & R. Wood (Horwich)
1977 Deane R. Makin (Deane) & T. Sutcliffe (Regent Park)
1978 Horwich T. Thompson (Horwich) & R. Marsh (Regent Park)
1979 Turton G. Monk (Turton) & R. Lindley (Chorley)
1980 Dunscar W. Whitehead (Dunscar) & A. Dulson (Harwood)
1981 Old Links T.H. Chandler (Old Links) & A. Cooper (Breightmet)
1982 Dunscar T.R. Turner (Turton) & A.H. Buckley (Breightmet)
1983 Breightmet J. Talbot (Westhoughton) & T.C. McDougal (Breightmet)
1984 Great Lever N. Pomfret (Westhoughton) & B. Marsh (Great Lever)
1985 Harwood D.W. Halliday (Dunscar) & A. Van Cuylenberg (Gt Lever)
1986 Horwich H. Hunter (Great Lever) & R. Harris (Westhoughton)
1987 Chorley J. Powell (Turton) & N. Pomfret (Westhoughton)
1988 Hindley Hall H. Hunter (Gt. Lever) & H. Scowcroft (Dunscar)
1989 Bolton D.P. Wallace (Old Links) & M. Swailes (Horwich)
1990 Westhoughton N. Pomfret (Westhoughton) & T.G. Reilly (Old Links)
1991 Breightmet S.P. Griffiths (Breightmet) & I. Blackmore (Horwich)
1992 Great Lever J.G. Price (Regent Park) & P. Smidowicz (Westhoughton)
1993 Turton M. Woodward (Westhoughton) & A. Van Cuylenberg (Gt Lever)
1994 Old Links J. Rogers (Regent Park) & D.W. Jones (Chorley)
1995 Dunscar T. Dover (Dunscar) & V.N. Eaton (Westhoughton)
1996 Harwood T. Collingwood (Harwood) & H.M. Ainscough (Turton)
1997 Regent Park I.W. Richardson (Regent Park) & E.I. Winrow (Deane)
1998 Deane K. Dunn (Deane) & H. Heywood (Westhoughton)
1999 Turton N. Pomfret (Westhoughton) & R. Lindley (Chorley)
2000 Chorley B. Hargreaves (Chorley) & P. Warburton (Turton)
2001 Horwich B. Sherborne (Horwich) & K. Dunn (Deane)
2002 Westhoughton J.B. Holt (Turton) & J. Delafield (Westhoughton)
2003 Hindley Hall D. Thompson (Deane) & P. Read (Dunscar)
2004 Breightmet A. Buckles ( Hindley Hall) & R.C. Ewell (Deane)
2005 Great Lever J.B.Holt (Turton) & B.Durham (Breightmet)
2006 Old Links J.B.Holt (Turton) & D.Bunting (Weshoughton)
2007 Bolton C.Pyatt (Bolton) & P.Longworth (Deane)
2008 Dunscar J.B.Holt (Turton) & F.Merry (Hindley Hall)
2009 Harwood J.B.Carroll (Chorley) & N.Guy (Regent Park)
2010 Deane N.Guy (R.Park) & C.Churchouse (H.Hall)
2011 Turton J.Hibbert (Turton) & J.McKenna (Regent Park)
2012 Chorley N. Lowe (Deane) & B.Hargreaves (Chorley)
2013 Regent Park C.Dougill (Horwich) & T.Cooke (Hindley Hall)
2014 Horwich K. Banks (Horwich) & N. Guy (Regent Park)
2015 Westhoughton T Latchford (Deane) & S Clare (Horwich)
2016 Hindley Hall L Clough (Deane) & P Cottenden (Hindley Hall)
2017 Breightmet J Woods (Breightmet) & C Armstrong (Chorley)
2018 Great Lever A Barker (Breightment) & D Day (Harwood)
2019 Bolton Old Links C Nelson (Regent Park) & D Openshaw (Regent Park)
2021 Bolton P Wright (Gt Lever) & C Dickinson (Gt Lever)
2022 Dunscar B Hill (Hindley Hall) & S Ellery (Old Links)
2023 Harwood A Mills (Deane) & D Richardson (Harwood)
2024 Hart Common H Preston (Hart Common) & H Nicholson (Harwood)
2025 Deane J. McKenna (Regent Park & N Guy (Dunscar)